No compromise on Mekedatu project, says Karnataka CM

Bommai says project will provide drinking water to residents of Bengaluru and surrounding districts

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai reiterated that there is no compromise on implementing the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir, a drinking water project, in the Cauvery basin of Karnataka. Tamil Nadu has been opposing the Mekedatu project for political gain. The project was proposed by the Karnataka government for providing drinking water to residents of Bengaluru and surrounding districts, power generation and not for increasing irrigation area, Mr. Bommai told mediapersons on August 5.